This collection consists of publicity photographs of vaudeville performers, dating from 1891-1921. The photographs were collected by H. P. Emery during his decades-long career in the theater business in Portland, Oregon. Most of the images were signed by the performers, and many are inscribed to Emery. In addition to the photographs of performers, there are photographs of the theater's stage hands, two copies of a cartoon of Hickey and Nelson's "Twisted and Tangled," and a February 1915 certificate of Emery's appointment as special deputy sheriff at the theater. The collection includes multiple images of actors in blackface.